Thanksgiving Eve in Denver: Where to go, what to do on the year's second biggest party night

While Thanksgiving and Black Friday steal all the headlines, the holiday that's really worth celebrating this week is Thanksgiving Eve, the biggest party night of the year next to New Year's Eve. It's the ultimate ruse: You can go way too hard raging all night with your old friends -- who, oddly, all happen to be back in town -- and the next day you can either hair-of-the-dog it, chugging a box of wine with Grandma, or you can sleep the whole thing off on the couch and blame it on the tryptophan. See? Told ya. Perfect! With that in mind, we've put together a comprehensive list of all the music, good times and inevitable debauchery that awaits you tomorrow night. Keep reading to see what's good, and, as always, feel free to chime in if we happened to miss anything.

CASSELMAN'S BAR & VENUE2620 Walnut Street EC Twins with support from DJ Travis Bickle and DJ AlreadySweaty. Drink specials include $1 jungle juice and PBRs, and there will also be live piercing, tattooing, go-go dancers and much more entertainment. $10 advance tickets, $15 at the door, 18+, doors at 8 p.m. (720-242-8923)

CERVANTE'S MASTERPIECE BALLROOM2637 Welton Street Wick-It The Instigator with Unlimited Gravity vs. Project Aspect, Samples, Mikey Thunder, Mile High Sound Orchestra & Proper Motion. This show is free unless you are under 21, in which case it'll run ya $10. Doors open at 8 p.m. (303-297-1772)